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. 2017 Sep 5;12(2):100–109. doi: 10.5469/neuroint.2017.12.2.100

Table 3. AVM Profile.

Grade of radiosurgical effect (SRS grade) Total A B C B + C
category of group S group N group
total number 73 44 18 11 29 S vs N group SRS grade A vs C
AVM profile
 location NS NS
Frontal 20 15 4 1 5
Temporal 8 4 2 2 4
Parietal 10 4 3 3 6
Occipital 11 6 2 3 5
Cerebellum 16 11 5 0 5
Thalamostriate 3 2 1 0 1
Brainstem 4 1 2 1 3
 Spetzler-Martin grade NS NS
Grade 1 9 8 1 0 1
Grade 2 17 12 3 2 5
Grade 3 32 18 10 4 14
Grade 4 14 6 3 5 8
Grade 5 1 0 1 0 1
 size maximum diameter (mm) 31.6 (11-72) 28.7 (12-55) 32.9 (11-45) 40.7 (20-72) 35.9 (11-72) NS 0.013
initial volume (ml) 13.8 (1-46) 12.0 (1-45) 12.4 (1-35) 23.5 (2-46) 16.6 (1-46) NS 0.004
≤5 ml 24 18 6 0 6
6-10 ml 15 11 3 1 4
11-20 ml 13 6 3 4 7
21-30 ml 10 4 4 2 6
31-40 ml 9 4 2 3 5
>40 ml 2 1 0 1 1
 mBRAS mean value 2.13 2.01 1.94 2.97 2.33 NS <0.001
≤1.00 15 11 3 0 4
1.01-1.50 11 6 4 1 5
1.51-2.00 16 11 4 1 5
≥2.01 31 16 7 9 15
Angioarchitecture
 Nidus type compact 52 37 12 3 15 0.004 <0.001
diffuse 21 7 6 8 14
 Daughter nidus 5 2 1 2 3 NS NS
 Draining pattern single (superficial) 18 14 3 1 4 0.031 0.0013
single (deep) 11 8 3 0 3
multiple (superficial main) 32 17 8 7 15
multiple (deep main) 12 5 4 3 7
 Associated varix 6 5 1 0 1 NS NS
 Associated aneurysm no aneurysms 52 33 13 6 19 NS NS
proximal (treated) 13(5) 6(2) 3(0) 4(3) 7(3)
flow-related (treated) 3(3) 2(2) 1(1) 0 1(1)
intranidal (treated) 6(4) 3(3) 2(1) 1(0) 3(1)
 Meningeal feeders no 56 38 16 4 18 0.023 0.002
yes (treated) 17(9) 6(4) 4(1) 7(4) 11(5)

mBRAS: modified radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation (AVM) score